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1979
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Limited
1999
Director
William Wegman
Runtime
21 minutes
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William Wegman’s *Selected Video Works* operates as a postmodern exercise in symbolic disruption rather than a study of human demographics. The collection relies on absurdism and the use of non-human subjects to mirror and mock human social structures. While the work lacks diverse human casting, its intellectual framework challenges the concept of the 'human' as a stable category. It succeeds in subverting traditional hierarchies through the lens of appropriation and the deconstruction of the subject. Ultimately, the diversity present is conceptual rather than demographic. The work critiques social rigidity through surrealism, even as it remains limited in its representation of specific human identities.
Category Breakdown
The collection features non-narrative, avant-garde vignettes centered on Weimaraner dogs. There are no depictions of LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisgender identities.
Wegman uses anthropomorphism to disrupt conventional gender expectations. By casting dogs in roles that mimic human domesticity, the work satirizes the social structures underpinning gendered behavior.
The focus remains on a domestic, studio-based environment featuring canine subjects and the artist. There is a lack of diverse human casting or intentional racial diversity.
The work prioritizes subjective experience and absurdity over traditional moral or religious frameworks. It uses irony to challenge the stability of Western identity and social institutions.
There are no documented depictions of visible or invisible disabilities. Characters with disabilities are not utilized as plot devices within these performances.
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Official Synopsis
Absurd stories mix with wordplay in the early video works of William Wegman. Product demonstrations, application of household appliance on videotape, stomach hummings. Copyright reminiscing. Man Ray chews the microphone... A selection from the hours of short performances Wegman recorded in his studio from 1970-1978. Selected Video Works includes Two Dogs And Ball (silent), Used Car Salesman, Dog Biscuit In Glass Jar.

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